Morning Comes to the Mental Ward (2023)

«Una dosis diaria de sol» hace una labor estupenda ilustrando los padecimientos mentales para generar empatía y comprensión hacia las personas que lidian con ellos día a día. Puede ser doloroso y frustrante, pero a veces eso es lo que se necesita si quieres generar un cambio.

Te recuerda que los problemas de salud mental no conocen de edad, género o posición social, y que los prejuicios sobre ellos no hacen más que dificultar la vida de quienes los padecen.

Sin lugar a duda, un drama con mensajes poderosos que quedan resonando en ti. Aparte de tener personajes bellos que aprenden a priorizar su bienestar y/o ser parte de la red de apoyo de personas que aman y los necesitan.

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Prefiro ser alguém que fica na chuva com você

"Ao longo da vida, todos nós eventualmente passamos por algumas dificuldades. Talvez as coisas não aconteçam do jeito que você deseja."

Daily Dose of Sunshine ganhou um espaço especial em meu coração, poucos dramas focam na enfermagem e em saúde mental de uma forma tão delicada, conseguiram retratar a dura realidade das doenças mentais e como as pressões sociais exacerbam os problemas aos quais somos mais suscetíveis. Adoro como isso humaniza os pacientes e desestigmatiza a falsa crença de que as doenças mentais são inerentemente deterministas de uma falha pessoal inata e não o resultado natural de fatores externos e experiências negativas. Como a enfermeira chefe disse "Qualquer um pode ficar doente, e o tratamento pode demorar um pouco. Mas como dizem, é sempre mais escuro antes do amanhecer. Ninguém nasce paciente, e ninguém permanece paciente até o fim."
Amei os personagens, me apeguei a enfermeira Jung Da Eun, ela é radiante, ver ela passar por tudo despedaçou meu coração, a recuperação, a luz nascendo depois das noites escuras foi lindo. Toda a equipe de enfermengem muito queridas, a enfermeira chefe realmente manda em todo mundo haha diva. O casal secundário fofos demaaais! Amei melhor amigo da prota, desejei tudo do melhor pra ele! O dr. Dong Go Yoon, esse maluco me conquistou de um jeito que vocês não tem noção haha.
O fato de focarem mais na equipe de enfermagem que a medica, foi maravilhoso, gostaria que tivessem mais dramas assim focado também em outras áreas da saúde como fisioterapia (onde eu atuo).

"As noites mais escuras abrem para o amanhecer, a luz da manhã vai brilhar sobre você."

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Queria poder falar muito mais, porém só sei sentir com esse final

Não gostei que colocaram logo a despedida da deul re junto com o último episódio, fiquei mais triste ainda
Mas esse drama foi incrível, a bo young é uma ótima atriz e fez o personagem muito bem.
Me emocionei muito, sinto que aprendi muito também com o drama
A deul re encontrou um amor que libertou ela de várias formas e buscou a liberdade que ela precisava também.
E como no final a da Eun disse, estamos todos vivendo no limite, qualquer coisa pode empurrar a gente e acabarmos caindo, é preciso viver no equilíbrio.
E cada um mostrou sua força e a capacidade de driblar os problemas e continuar a caminhada apesar das doenças.
Não sei mais o que falar, deu vontade de ter uma segunda temporada né? Contar mais sobre... Gostei muito mesmo, ele é um drama pra sentir e enxergar.

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Felt waaay too close to home.

I never thought I will feel this close to someone's feeling.
As someone who went through depression, I fully understand how Daeun felt and suffer when she entered the psych ward.
Well, I have never went to a psych ward before, but I fully understand how hard it was even to open my eyes.

I admire how amazing the actors acted. It was incredibly amazing, especially for the patients. Thank God they casted the perfect actress (Park Boyoung). I had a moment of realization that I'm only watching a drama lol love her so much
I loveeee the nursing team, they are my favorite ;(

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No one is immune to mental illness, it can happen to anyone.

I decided to write a review for this drama because the number of negative reviews doesn't reflect the immense positive this drama has to offer. In general, it rarely bothers me when a drama I like gets criticized, sometimes I even agree while still enjoying it. What bothered me this time was how the critics of this drama are stuck in technicalities and apply their biased view of the situation (or apply their country's laws about it).

Enough ranting and now on to what made me love this drama. Like most of my favourite dramas, it's all about the characters. They were all flawed in their own way and can be annoying at times, but at the end of the day good people. Beyond the main characters, I enjoyed the subtle growth in friendships shown with supporting characters, relationships that were originally ignored yet later become endearing.

The second aspect that made me enjoy this drama is the consistency in the pacing and not forgetting its initial message. By episode 11, it gets even spelled out for us: no one is immune to mental illness, it can happen to anyone. Having it spelled out might be a bit much, but when I think about the main target viewers I understand and applaud it. While in some countries, mental illness has become known, and less to no stigma to those suffering from it. However, in countries like South Korea, it is still a taboo. And while people try to avoid talking about it, a growing number of their population is suffering from it, and maybe don't get treated on time often (an assumption from the country being from the top countries with high suicide rates). Thinking of this situation makes me appreciate this drama better.

Now when it comes to illnesses, I am sure we are bound to find some flaws with how it was dealt with. The way the nurses dealt with patients didn't always seem the most ideal, or even professional. That being said, this isn't a documentary, it is a drama that is meant to engage us with the stories. It's not about the illnesses, it's about how characters deal with it. I also appreciate how it doesn't just blame outside influences for it. Some of the patients had great support, yet it didn't prevent the illness. Also, most of the illnesses portrayed are for those in the hospital, whose cases are more to the extreme. But less extreme cases and scenarios are also presented.

For those looking for romance, though present, it isn't something grand. The relationships are cute but I was indifferent to how they end up. For me, that wasn't a flaw at all. Though I didn't mind who the characters ended with if at all with anyone, I still cared deeply about the characters and enjoyed the growth they go through.

Finally, the way some problems related to mental illness get resolved is more on the unrealistically optimistic side. For me, that still made sense in the context of the drama even if it cannot be found in reality. After all a drama giving introductory lessons about various mental illnesses was showcasing what SHOULD be happening in those cases, not what could. It was part of the lesson.

I highly recommend this drama to anyone, really.

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Interesting cases and a heart warming romance

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2023 Soth Korean medical drama with comedic amd romantic underpinings. There are 12, 52-72 minute episodes. It is based on a webtoon of the same name and is a reflection of true life experiences of a psychiatric nurse.

Her particular brand of sunshine is just what people, some of them at the mentally lowest points in their life, need. if some real life experiences of a psychiatric nurse.

First I provide a unique synopsis then review

Synopsis

Jung Da eun’s (Park Bo young) main “fault” is she is too nice to her patients. It is why she was encourager to move from internal medicine to the mental health arena. Her counterparts felt that, in life or death situations, speed was arguably more important than treating patients with kindness. Although she struggles at first when she joins the Department of psychiatry, it is soon clear that her particular brand of sunshine is what some if the psychiatric patients need. As she encounters people at some of their lowest points, she struggles with her deep feelings if empathy and looks to her childhood friend, Song Yu chan (Jang Dong yoon) for emotional support, Yu chan has known for a while he has romantic feelings for Da eun but can never seem to find the right moment to tell her. But when his older friend, Dong Go yun (Yeon Woo jin) friend also develops feelings for the kind, thoughtful young nurse it is a race to win her heart. Their story plays out amidst the very busy case load of the hospital.

Review

This provides a weighty dive into the work life of a psychiatric nurse. The digital effects they use to portray what it is like for the person(s) experiencing the different mentql disorders is unique and compelling. It is an interesting mental health drama with a heart warming romance. It ends happy with all major plot points resolved. I might watch it again and would recommend it to ither drama fans.

Spoilers

I was in a slump with dramas where we watched several that were not that good. We really like Park Bo young so this one really drew our attention. She did not disappoint as it was an interesting role that she played very well.

South Korea and US have a slightly different way of viewing mental health. In as much as the series is accurate, there is still a lot of stigma on disorders where having a mental health issue could keep you from getting a job or renting an apartment. It seems that the expectation in this series was it was a sickness you repair where in the US it is more of a condition that can flare but you mostly just manage with therapy and medication and live with. If you mention you have depression in the US, you either get “oh you do too?” Or they just express sympathy. Like South Korea, with Borderline, schizophrenia amd bi polar there is a lot of stigma and negative views but those are issues where the harm can be to others, they are more difficult to treat, and patients often stop taking medications. I think the biggest difference was depression is not considered as big of a deal in the US as it seems to be in South Korea.

I got a little frustrated with Da Eun during her depression because I thought she did not act like a psychiatric nurse at all. There were things she did in the fog of depression I thought she would have known better as a mental health professional. The “just leave a depressed person alone” and “forcing them is agression” was surprising because you cannot allow depressed people to mire in their depressed feelings. Although it is not one size fits all, it is often the case that interacting with other people, staying on schedule with self care and interacting with other people is what helps pull someone out of depression. Severely depressed people may start thinking things would be better without them, and although people might be sad, they would quickly get over it and be better in the long run. That’s why you have to talk it out with them and help them understand that none of that is true that it would hurt the people around them forever and be a wound that would never fully heal. They also need help with thunking things will never get better. So I was a little disappointed with the way they portrayed her depressive episode.

The psychiatric nurse who decided to take some time off to work on a criuise ship represented an unnecessary derailment of what could habe been a cute second romance. That separation trope is common in South Korean dramas but I am never a fan.

#DailyDoseofSunshine #ParkBoYoung #YeonWooJin #JangDongYoon

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a spotlight

you'll become the spotlight in this kdrama if you've gone through tough times in your life. you'll become knowledgeable about things you never knew before. you'll learn, you'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll realize a lot of things in your life. this kdrama helped me a lot to distinguish the difference between living and having to live. this kdrama made me realize that you have to help yourself in able to help others. you'll never have the start of being a help to other people if you don't know how to help yourself. It all eventually starts with loving yourself. This kdrama already have a special place in my heart and I wil rewatch this a million times!

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the most realistic portrayal of depression

What a realistic and beautiful portrayal of clinical depression!
Those who have loved ones struggling with depression, watch this drama to learn about what they really are going through and the emotions they cannot handle. Those who beleive mental illness is just a form of weakness, please watch this drama and see that it can happen to anyone anytime. As someone who has experienced depression and has seen her daughter suffer from major depression, I appreciate that this drama tackles every aspect of this illness on personal, family and social levels. It conveys the darkest hole one finds herself in, the hopelessness, lethargy and the surrender of the patient. The drama is exceptionally educational and urges the public to emphatize and not to stigmatize.

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Recommend it for mental health insights!

I'm happy that they released a kdrama that focuses exclusively on mental health issues. I've always wanted to watch something like this and finally I got the chance to do so.
I definitely recommend "Daily Dose of Sunshine" to anyone seeking a comprehensive portrayal of mental health challenges. This kdrama felt real and was very informative for someone like me, who previously had limited knowledge in this area. Through its portrayal, it has provided me with a profound understanding of the experiences and emotions of those going through such issues.
Undoubtedly daily dose of sunshine is one of my favorite kdramas of 2023!

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Stigmatizing show in disguise

I am only on episode three but felt very inclined to write a review. I understand why people have made comments that this show demonstrates the realities of mental illness well and is breaking stigma but...I don't agree. The doctors and nurses are constantly spewing the most stigmatizing language.

Examples: When Go Yoon was seeking help for cracking his knuckles in the first episode, he was basically dismissed and told it's easy to just stop. Also as someone with ocd, I don't like how they portrayed his character as this quirky and annoying guy who stares at Da Eun and was awkwardly touching/smelling the rice cakes her mom made (he just felt like a stereotype). Not to mention one of the doctors also saying they could cure him? You cannot cure ocd or "fix" any mental illness but the show sure acted like things could be solved easily.

Furthermore, when Yu Chan was banging his motor cycle helmet against the glass window, Da Eun made a joke saying "he's bipolar." There have also been jokes about schizophrenia and depression and the whole conference where they're inducing panic attacks and laughing about someone who had panic disorder was so insensitive. When the new trainees arrived and Seung Jae kept disappearing, there was clearly something wrong yet they kept calling him a slacker.

In general, the way they speak about mental illnesses is stigmatizing and at times they don't even describe them accurately. Also because a lot of the staff are not great people, that is the most accurate thing about the show because medical staff can be bullies and not care about patients irl. Anyways, this show had potential and I'm going to see where it goes but it is not in any way doing anything groundbreaking or going against stigma (more like contributing to it).

That is my two cents. I completely understand its appeal and we always want a show to represent mental illness and appreciate the ones that come by but this could have done a lot better with its potential.

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Beautiful Story and portraying of the characters ⭐️❤️

Just finished watching on Netflix and had to leave my review here. As a psychologist and health care worker I would like to give kudos to the actors, they really portrayed their characters so well. Loved the ending quote about “being on the border of what is normal and abnormal”. This quote really summed up the topic on mental health. Also loved how the series covered the stigma that families of patients with mental illness faces and how it shows the importance of family being involved in the patients journey. I often have to explain to people that people with mental illness are not different, and their mental illness arises from multiple factors like environmental factors, social factors, institutional factors which were beautifully portrayed in the series. So what then is the concept of what is norma and what is abnormal which originated from phenomenology back in the past from where mental ill patients were seen as abnormal and thereby isolated, some where even seen as witches and has to be burned on a stake.
Sorry for the ranting, just love watching series that speaks about mental health, series like this helps in sharing awareness about what mental health is and the stigma that comes with being mentally ill. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😊

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Prepare to cry

I started this because of an edit I watched on tiktok. I saw park boyoung play as a depressed character and i just knew i had to watch it. Her acting is top tier especially when it comes to expressing negative emotions.

The show is honestly a rollercoaster. I cried each episode and it lowkey reminded me of Tomorrow kdrama. Whenever there’s kdramas that center around mental illnesses or suicide I know it’s going to be one of the best shows but it’s going to make my heart ache each episode.

I loved all of the characters and their development although some episodes seemed too good to be true like, quitting and getting a dream job just like that or social anxiety getting lowkey erased. I understand the characters had a development to get to that point but as someone who has social anxiety all of that seemed just too good to be true to me.

This show also made me realise just how scary it is to put a name to an emotion that is actually mental illness. It’s insane how quickly people avoid you and view you differently just for having a mental illness…I don’t know if i’ll ever have courage to get a proper diagnosis but this show showed that it wouldn’t be too bad or scary if i did.

Really well done. I recommend it but be aware that this show shows self harm scars and self harm happening (which was a bit hard for me to watch) the show is a bit gory with some scenes so if you’re sensitive, do go into this show with caution.

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